Kamila Hawthorne MBE FAcadMEd FRCGP FRCP FLSW is a Welsh medical academic and a general practitioner. She has been a clinical professor of Medical Education, and Associate Dean for Medicine.

Early life and education

Hawthorne was born in Edinburgh and brought up in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania before moving to the UK.^[1] She qualified in medicine from University of Oxford in 1984, then completed her GP training in Nottingham in 1988.^[2]

Career

Hawthorne's clinical work in Butetown served a deprived area of Cardiff's docks.^[3]

She has taught medical students since 1991 and an examiner for the Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) since 1997.^[4][5]

Hawthorne was Vice Chair (Professional Development) at the Royal College of General Practitioners 2015–2018.^[6]

She was a Professor of Medical Education at Cardiff University School of Medicine,^[7] later becoming the Head of the Graduate Entry Medicine Programme at Swansea University.

She became a Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners in 2001, and Fellow of the Academy of Medical Educators in 2013.^[5]

She is a trustee of the RCGP and a trustee of the King's Fund.^[2] She was co-opted as a trustee to the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management.^[8]

Honours

Hawthorne was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to general practice.^[9]

Hawthorne was elected a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales in 2022.^[10]